"I am in seventh place."

Translation: Sono al settimo posto.

[Leigh8724]

Why "al" and not "in"

[I-AM-THE-STAR]

See Marziotta's comment above :)

[peter2108]

Can you be "in" seventh place sono nel settimo posto or does it have to be "a"?

[marziotta]

I think both translations could work, but they would have a slight different nuance.

"Sono al settimo posto" I am seventh in a ranking.

"Sono nel settimo posto" I am in the seventh place, in an existing place, not something like a ranking.

"Sono al settimo posto" is more and more and more common than your translation, anyway, since rankings are so popular on this world...

[peter2108]

Good because that fits with English. "I am in seventh place" implies a position to be "in". For the rankings we would tend to just say "I am seventh".

[marziotta]

For a ranking, you can also say "Sono settimo", like in English. :)

[tare_me]

Anyone know why it couldn't be: "Sono in settima posizione."?

[LindaNordin]

sono io al settimo posto. Is using "io" acceptable here to differentiate between "I" and "loro" ?

[DuyQuijas]

I think if you put "io sono al settimo posto" means i'm in seventh place. If you put "loro sonk al settimo posto" means they are in seventh place :)

[davideanelli]

"Sono in settima posizione" is absolutely the same meaning

[Flyquackers2]

Why is it when i use a hint it never works

[LaLinda1963]

I wrote "al" but changed it "in" when I saw the hint. The hints should not give you the wrong answer. I'm rather shocked this needs pointing out.

[Koolkaren]

Why is it 'secondA mano', but 'settimO posto', since both mano and posto are masc.?

[diego_d]

Mano is feminine: La mano.
Generally "-o" endings are masculine but this one is an exception.

[Koolkaren]

Thank you! I'm embarrassed to admit that that hadn't even occurred to me. :)

[Paul..McAuley]

Can this also be "Sono nel settimo posto"?

[PeterSigno3]

Sono nel settimo posto. Accepted Monday 22-Nov-2021.

[Guy875337]

why 'al' and not 'alle?' settimo is a number greater than one.

[BiljanaTal2]

'A' refers to 'il (settimo) posto'.
al = a + il (masculine singular)
alle = a + le (feminine plural)

[Robin709328]

What is the difference between 'al' and 'in'? Is there a rule when to use one or the other?